Fully-automated, plastic-free groceries: Lidl debuts pioneering 'smart' refill station at West Midlands store

Cecilia Keating
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The refill station installed at Lidl's Kingswinford branch | Credit: Lidl
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The refill station installed at Lidl's Kingswinford branch | Credit: Lidl

Billed as a first for a supermarket in the UK, the refill station is designed to reduce plastic waste and avoid food spillages

Lidl has launched a fully-automated laundry detergent refill station at a store in the West Midlands that it claims will reduce plastic waste and cut costs for shoppers. In an announcement this morning,...

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